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Athaliah
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A granddaughter of Omri, 2 Chronicles 22:2 , and daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, 2 Kings 11:1 . Strangely enough, she was chosen as the wife of Jehoram, son of the pious Jehoshaphat king of Judah. Her pernicious influence drew into idolatry and crime both her husband and her son Ahaziah, 2 Chronicles 21:6 22:3 . After their premature death, she usurped the throne, and sought to secure herself in it by the murder of all the seed royal. Only Joash her grandson, then an infant, was saved by his aunt Jehosheba. Six years afterwards he was brought from his place of refuge, and crowned by the bold and faithful high priest Jehoiada, who at the same time caused the blood-stained Athaliah to be put to death, 2 Kings 11:1-21 2 Chronicles 23:1-21 .
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These files are public domain and are a derivative of the topics are from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary published in 1859.
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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Athaliah'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/a/athaliah.html. 1859.
Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Athaliah'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/a/athaliah.html. 1859.
